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N0. 6Q6,643. Patented July 5, I898.

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TRANSOM GEN (Application filed Nov. 97.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

TRANSOM-CENTER.

SPECIFIGA'IJION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,643, dated July 5, 1898.

Application filed November 15, 1897. Serial No. 658,536. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CRoMwELL 0. (Men, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transom-Centers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in transom-centers; and it consists in the novel mechanical arrangement of the parts thereof hereinafter fully set forth.

Among the chief objects of my invention are the provision of a simple, inexpensive, and effective means 'whereby a check to limit the swing of a transom is afforded and also the provision of a simple and effective shield section of the transom-center.

G "for said pintle.

to prevent storms from beating through said centering device.

My invention is illustrated by panying drawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates a side elevation of the transom-center on the .plane of the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side View of one Fig. 4: is a similar view of the other section. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a detail.

A is a door-casing.

the accom- B is a transom. At practically midway in each end of the transom is located the centering device, which is termed the transomcenter. This transom-center comprises two sections D D, which are by preference sub-- stantially circular in shape. Projecting from these sectionsD D, are respectively wings EE and E E. These wings are oppositely arranged, as shown in'Figs. 3 and 4, and'are by preference perforated, so that bymeans of screws or other suitable fastenings-the same may be secured to the edge of the transom and casing, the latter being suitably recessed to receivethe same. The wings E E are pro vided with the beveled shoulders F F, which operate as abutments when the transom is turned at right angles to the casing, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

G is a pintle-bearing, by preference formed integrally with one of the sections D D, the other section being recessed to form a seat The inner faces of the sections DD", adjacent the pintle-bearing and seat, are recessed.- Into these recesses and around the pintle G are placed steel bushings H H.

I is an annular ring formed by preference integrally with the section D.

I is an annular groove in the section D The annular ring and its corresponding groove are of-such diametrical proportions as to lie closely adjacent the edge of the sections D D, leaving a very narrow space between the outer edge of said ring and the wings E E, respectively, adjacent thereto.

In operation the section D is secured to the door-casing and the section D to the transom, or vice versa. The transom hinges upon the pivot-stud or pintle Gr and the ring I projects into the recess 1. Should the woodwork shrink (as is almost always the case) and the adjacent side faces of the section D D become slightly separated, storms are prevented from beating through said separation by the presence of the ring I, which forms a shield. Not only does this shield serve to prevent the storm from beating entirely through, but it also serves to protect the pivotal bearing. When the pivotal bearing has been oiled, the ringI also serves to prevent the oil from running out and staining the woodwork adjacent to the transom-center.

. It should be understood that I contemplate that some changes in the specific construction and arrangement of the parts herein set forth may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

, What I claim is- In combinationa part having a recess, a

part having a pivot adapted to enter said recess, said parts being adapted to turn on said pivot relatively to each other, and a washer having'a base to fit against one of the faces of one of said parts, and a tubular projection vertically of said washer to fit over said extension, a circular bead on one part, a circular recess on the other part into which said bead fits, each part having two oppositelyarranged wings having shoulders thereon, the shoulders on one part abutting against the shoulders on the other part, substantially as described.

Signed at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, this 12th day of November,'1897. 7

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CHAS. B. PARSONS.

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